Raphanus raphanistrum Linnaeus 1753 (Family Brassicaceae)
Height: 20-70cm
Never Mycorrhizal
Annual/Biennial, Persistent Seed Bank
Hermaphrodite, Flowering May - September
(Earliest: <24.5)
Protective Chemicals |
Glucosinolates |
Glucobrassicin, Glucoerucin, Gluconasturtiin,
Glucoraphenin, Glucotropaeolin |
Biotopes: |
Meadows |
Gardens |
Microhabitat: |
Bare Ground |
Parasites: |
Erysiphe cruciferarum |
Ceutorhynchus assimilis (Larval Root Gall) |
Phyllotreta nemorum |
Herbivores: |
Several Pieridae |
Cnephasia asseclana |
Cnephasia incertana |
Xanthorhoe fluctuata Larva |
|
Autographa gamma |
Evergestis forficalis |
Plutella xylostella Larva |
Several Tenthredinidae Larvae |
|
Several Chrysomelidae |
Philopedon plagiatus |
Sapivores: |
Eurydema oleracea |
Lygus pratensis |
Brevicoryne brassicae |
Macrosiphum euphorbiae |
Granivores: |
Anthocharis cardamines Larva |
Ceutorhynchus obstrictus Larva |
Ecological Flora of the British Isles
Skye Flora:
Wild Radish
Pictures © 2003, 2004, 2008, 2011 J.K. Lindsey
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